Pike (Stability Ball)

How to do it

1. Start in a push-up position with the hands under the shoulders and the tops of the feet resting on a stability ball.
2. Brace the core and keep the body in a straight line from head to heels before starting the movement.
3. Keeping the legs straight, roll the ball toward the hands by lifting the hips up and forward, folding at the hips into a tall pike shape.
4. Keep the arms straight and the shoulders stacked over the wrists as the hips rise toward the ceiling and the ball travels in underneath the body.
5. Pause briefly at the top of the pike, then roll the ball back out to the starting plank position under control, keeping the legs extended throughout.
6. Keep the hips from sagging or piking too early, and breathe steadily through the roll in and out.

Muscles worked

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